diff --git a/docs/source/dbmonitor.rst b/docs/source/dbmonitor.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d7024c2a..000000000
--- a/docs/source/dbmonitor.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-*********
-dbmonitor
-*********
-
-.. automodule:: jwql.dbmonitor.dbmonitor
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 7a39bcf48..2ca24a646 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ API documentation
    :maxdepth: 1
    :caption: Contents:
 
-   dbmonitor.rst
+   monitor_mast.rst
    permissions.rst
    preview_image.rst
    utils.rst
diff --git a/docs/source/monitor_mast.rst b/docs/source/monitor_mast.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a263b0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/monitor_mast.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*********
+monitor_mast
+*********
+
+.. automodule:: jwql.monitor_mast.monitor_mast
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
diff --git a/docs/source/tests.rst b/docs/source/tests.rst
index 60bc69472..02d12f2a0 100644
--- a/docs/source/tests.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tests.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 tests
 *****
 
-.. automodule:: jwql.tests.test_dbmonitor
+.. automodule:: jwql.tests.test_monitor_mast
     :members:
 
 .. automodule:: jwql.tests.test_permissions
diff --git a/jwql/__init__.py b/jwql/__init__.py
index 6d9900a73..8ae149028 100644
--- a/jwql/__init__.py
+++ b/jwql/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from . import dbmonitor
\ No newline at end of file
+from . import monitor_mast
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jwql/dbmonitor/__init__.py b/jwql/monitor_mast/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jwql/dbmonitor/__init__.py
rename to jwql/monitor_mast/__init__.py
diff --git a/jwql/dbmonitor/dbmonitor.py b/jwql/monitor_mast/monitor_mast.py
similarity index 98%
rename from jwql/dbmonitor/dbmonitor.py
rename to jwql/monitor_mast/monitor_mast.py
index fd680e1d1..d74c7ec58 100644
--- a/jwql/dbmonitor/dbmonitor.py
+++ b/jwql/monitor_mast/monitor_mast.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     To get an inventory of all JWST files do:
     ::
 
-        from jwql.dbmonitor import dbmonitor
-        inventory, keywords = dbmonitor.jwst_inventory()
+        from jwql.monitor_mast import monitor_mast
+        inventory, keywords = monitor_mast.jwst_inventory()
 """
 
 import os
diff --git a/jwql/tests/test_dbmonitor.py b/jwql/tests/test_monitor_mast.py
similarity index 79%
rename from jwql/tests/test_dbmonitor.py
rename to jwql/tests/test_monitor_mast.py
index 0f8ba352b..edb5664fa 100755
--- a/jwql/tests/test_dbmonitor.py
+++ b/jwql/tests/test_monitor_mast.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 
-"""Tests for the ``dbmonitor`` module.
+"""Tests for the ``monitor_mast`` module.
 
 Authors
 -------
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
     suppress verbose output to stdout):
     ::
 
-        pytest -s test_dbmonitor.py
+        pytest -s test_monitor_mast.py
 """
 
-from ..dbmonitor import dbmonitor as db
+from ..monitor_mast import monitor_mast as mm
 from ..utils.utils import JWST_INSTRUMENTS
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_caom_instrument_keywords():
     instruments"""
     kw = []
     for ins in JWST_INSTRUMENTS:
-        kw.append(db.instrument_keywords(ins, caom=True)['keyword'].tolist())
+        kw.append(mm.instrument_keywords(ins, caom=True)['keyword'].tolist())
 
     assert kw[0] == kw[1] == kw[2] == kw[3] == kw[4]
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_filtered_instrument_keywords():
     different for all instruments"""
     kw = []
     for ins in JWST_INSTRUMENTS:
-        kw.append(db.instrument_keywords(ins, caom=False)['keyword'].tolist())
+        kw.append(mm.instrument_keywords(ins, caom=False)['keyword'].tolist())
 
     assert kw[0] != kw[1] != kw[2] != kw[3] != kw[4]
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_filtered_instrument_keywords():
 def test_instrument_inventory_filtering():
     """Test to see that the instrument inventory can be filtered"""
     filt = 'GR150R'
-    data = db.instrument_inventory('niriss',
+    data = mm.instrument_inventory('niriss',
                                    add_filters={'filter': filt},
                                    return_data=True)
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_instrument_dataproduct_filtering():
     """Test to see that the instrument inventory can be filtered
     by data product"""
     dp = 'spectrum'
-    data = db.instrument_inventory('nirspec', dataproduct=dp, caom=True,
+    data = mm.instrument_inventory('nirspec', dataproduct=dp, caom=True,
                                    return_data=True)
 
     dps = [row['dataproduct_type'] for row in data['data']]